“Yeah, I think that’s what it is a little bit,” said Davis. “I was a rookie, and made rookie mistakes. You need a guy like Doc to set you straight. But knowing what I know now and what Doc taught me, Jacque doesn’t have to say, ‘Hey man, do this,’ and, ‘Hey man, do that.’ I’ve been around a guy who’s military-minded and that’s rubbed off, so (Vaughn) doesn’t have to be as hard as Doc used to be when I was growing up.”

Vaughn gave Davis the co-captaincy, in part, to empower the forward. Davis shares the role with point guard Jameer Nelson.